Elon collects top men's tennis awards in league

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Elon University cleaned up Tuesday when the Southern Conference announced its men’s tennis awards.

Cameron Silverman was named Player of the Year and Michael Leonard was chosen Coach of the Year.

Silverman, a junior, compiled a 13-7 record this season at the top of Elon’s singles lineup, including a 6-2 mark against league competition. In doubles, Silverman and partner Stefan Fortmann went 14-4 overall and 9-1 in the conference.

Leonard, in his ninth season at Elon, his alma mater, collected his fourth league Coach of the Year honor. The Phoenix (15-7 overall, 8-2 league) holds the top seed in this week’s conference tournament, which will be played at Elon’s Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and the Burlington Tennis Center.

Elon also placed the duo Silverman and Fortmann on the first-team doubles list. Jordan Kaufman and Juan Madrid landed second-team doubles recognition. Robert Lindgren was picked to the conference’s all-freshman team.

On the women’s side, Elon’s Jordan Johnston was selected to the league’s first-team in singles and Frida Jansaker was named second-team in singles.

The duo of Johnston and Jansaker were named first-team doubles. Elon’s Briana Berne and Taylor Casey were picked to the second-team doubles list.

Elon (19-3, 8-2), coming off its most successful regular season in program history, is the No. 2 seed in this week’s league tournament.